Month in Review – August Reading Link Up

Welcome in to looking back at the reading accomplished and books explored during August. I look forward to seeing what many of you have been reading.

This month I chose to read only books I really wanted to read , no pressure of review books. I read slowly and just enjoyed! Really all reading should be like that, so I must remember that. As well no new authors this month, just my favourites.

As a celebration for August I am giving away one book from the Book Depository. One reader who links up with this post will randomly be chosen at the end of August. Thanks to all of you for joining in over the months.

Top Books for August

It was difficult to choose, as I thoroughly enjoyed everything I read this month.

Looking forward to reading in September

I intend reading some books to work towards completing some reading challenges as well as some review books. Persuasion is for a reading challenge and I have long wanted to try the Emily series since I was informed by Katherine over at I Wish I lived in a Library (and wouldn’t we all) at how good this series is.

Incoming Books

Gifts

Paperback Books Purchased… that last one is a hardback of Middlemarch – a goal for next year!

36 thoughts on “Month in Review – August Reading Link Up”

Sounds like you had a really enjoyable reading month! I completely understand the need for a “no pressure” time-out. I usually have several reading obligations each month, for reviews and book groups, and it is always a special treat when I can just choose anything I want from my shelves!

Hope your September is just as good – enjoy your books!
(and thanks for hosting the link-up!)

You did great, Kathryn! I’m glad you enjoyed your month of free picks! Yes, I agree that all reading should be enjoyed and savoured but sometimes a backlog of review copies can suck the joy out of that and then it feels like obligation. I struggle with that sometimes! For me, I try to really limit my review requests so that I don’t have to deal with that.

I bought The Sound of Glass at Audible’s 2-for-1 sale in August, and I’m looking forward to trying her. You know, I have never read Jane Austen!

I hope to have a month like that soon, reading only books I want to read, with no pressure. Enjoy September! I hope to read Best Beach Ever this month, as I love the series and have that book languishing on my Kindle.

Another month where we didn’t read any of the same books…but I do have some of the books you read on my list to read – Sold on a Monday and Good Luck With That. I remember reading the Emily of a New Moon series when I was a kid…haven’t reread that one, but one day I would love to. I’m such a fan of the Anne of Green Gables series – I have 2 sets of them 🙂

Good for you Kathryn!! (After reading this post please feel free to disregard the email I sent you yesterday 😂😂) Your books are making my mouth water. 😃
I saw the movie Love Comes Softly and thought it was very sweet.

Hmm….I wonder what happened. 🤔
Well, I was asking if you’d be interested in reading a 5-book Heartwarming collaboration. The Heartwarming authors asked me if I knew any bloggers who’d be interested in reading them and then posting reviews on their blog. They’d supply the paperback books or e-books, and although they would like reviews as soon as possible, they’d be fine with getting them by the end of the year.
No pressure at all. I was just asking because they’re all so kind and I was trying to help them out. 😊